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Reporting to the HERMES Team Lead, our electronics and systems integration team, you'll design, build and validate test setups and characterization benches - and, where existing commercial solutions fall short, design custom RF hardware (power amplifiers, LNAs, filters, bias tees) - to guarantee that every piece of equipment meets the precision and scalability needs of our quantum chip design teams.\n\nResponsabilities\nDesign custom RF hardware (power amplifiers, LNAs, filters, bias tees) and PCB front-ends where commercial solutions fall short, using 3D EM simulation to validate designs before prototyping\nDefine measurement plans and build test setups and characterization benches, running V&V (mostly in Python) with VNAs, oscilloscopes, SMUs, and spectrum analyzers\nDesign or upgrade existing RF/DC systems to evolving requirements (spectral purity, pulse shape, power stability) following the scale up of quantum processors and control channels\nTroubleshoot technical issues across instrumentation, control electronics, and PCB hardware, driving root-cause analysis when needed\nWork closely with Quantum Hardware Infra colleagues, physicists, and software engineers, keep an eye on the state of the art, and document your work as you go\nRequirements\nMaster's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or a related field\n5+ years of experience in RF design, characterization, and control electronics, including PCB design\nStrong RF design and signal processing skills (signal integrity, modulation/demodulation, filtering, noise/distortion analysis), with hands-on experience designing RF PCBs and using 3D EM simulation tools\nComfortable with FPGA integration for control electronics, and with RF/electrical test equipment (VNAs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, SMUs, signal generators)\nPython skills for test automation and remote instrument control (e.g. SCPI)\nStrong troubleshooting mindset and root-cause analysis skills\nExcellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills\nProficient in English; French is a plus\nRemote work possible depending on specific ongoing tasks.\nNice to have\nExperience with cryogenic or quantum environments, knowledge of KiCad/Altium/HFSS, scientific writing\nRecruitment process\nScreening call with Alexandra, Talent Acquisition (30 min)\nInterview with Clément Hiring Manager (60 min)\nTechnical interview with the team (60 min)\nLeadership and fit interview (60 min)","description_format":"text","description_chars":2764,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"France","iso":"FR","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Science & Computing","Hardware","Science & Engineering","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T15:13:41Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":71,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T02:21:03Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alice-bob-senior-rf-engineer-quantum-hardware-hf","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alice-bob-senior-rf-engineer-quantum-hardware-hf.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-25T02:21:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2498,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2502,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-26T00:00:00Z"}}}